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Oct 2021
Another covid death as case rates climb in Harrogate district
It takes the number of covid-related deaths at Harrogate District Hospital to 192. The Harrogate district's covid rate increased again today to 733 ahead of urgent talks to address it tomorrow.
Harrogate District Hospital has recorded another coronavirus death as case rates in the district continue to climb to new highs.
The patient died on Tuesday last week but the hospital reported the death today. It takes the hospital's covid-related death total to 192.
As of last Thursday, the hospital was treating 14 covid patients – well below last winter’s peak of 67.
Public Health England said today another 147 people have tested positive for the virus in the Harrogate district.
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Case rates in the Harrogate district are so high that North Yorkshire County Council has called an urgent meeting to discuss them tomorrow.
The district’s seven-day rate is now 733 per 100,000 population, which is far higher than the current England average of 448.
North Yorkshire County Council will host the virtual meeting tomorrow from 10.30am until 11am, when health officials will brief the media on the situation.
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